Drug crime in Bremen and Bremerhaven

Drug-related crime (consumption, sale, abuse) concerns not only medical professionals nationwide, but also politicians, the police and—above all—families. Bremen is no exception; quite the contrary. Bremen’s then Minister-President (2015), Carsten Sieling of the SPD, recently argued in favour of legalising marijuana/cannabis. By contrast, Marlene Mortler, the Federal Government Commissioner on Narcotic Drugs (CDU), as well as Ulf Küch, Vice President of the German Federation of Criminal Investigators, maintain that cannabis is by no means a “harmless” drug and that excessive alcohol consumption—known as “binge drinking”, especially among young people—can be curbed not by legalising other intoxicants, but only through education and regulation of alcohol sales. While tempers are flaring in Bremen, the neighbouring state of Lower Saxony remains reserved or entirely absent from the debate.

The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), however, has taken a clear stance, drawing on the 2014 crime statistics regarding offences under the Narcotics Act (BtMG): compared with the previous year, offences connected with the acquisition and/or possession of cannabis rose nationwide by 8.0 per cent to a total of 15,737 offences. A particularly striking increase was recorded among minors: here the number of suspects rose by 20 per cent to 3,896. In addition, law enforcement seized around 14,000 cannabis plants in 2014. On the basis of these findings, the BKA clearly opposes the legalisation of cannabis, as the problem cannot be solved by simply ignoring it—or by legalising it. Our detectives in Bremen primarily assist relatives—often of juvenile or young adult suspected drug users—about whom our clients are concerned. In matters of custody, our Bremen private detective agency is also regularly active in the city and surrounding areas to determine whether custodial parents forfeit their suitability through the use of illegal intoxicants or excessive alcohol consumption: +49 421 3679 9066.

Legal? Illegal? Never irrelevant!

In the State of Bremen (the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen and Bremerhaven), the number of drug-related deaths rose sharply in 2014. According to information from the Federal Drug Commissioner, 19 people died as a result of drug use in the two-city state—12 more deaths than in the previous year. This development is, of course, alarming. Unfortunately, these are virtually the only data that official bodies release regarding these deaths; no information is provided on clearance rates or on the types of drugs involved. This gives rise to the suspicion that the problem is being “swept under the carpet”.

Our detective agency in Bremen does not take such a simplistic view. Drugs are neither harmless nor legal; they are dangerous. Not only for adults, but especially for young people, who often trivialise “soft” drugs—sometimes under perceived peer pressure—and thus find their way into what can become a deadly life of addiction. Through drugs, they live in an illusory world to which parents, in most cases, can no longer gain access. If you suspect that your child is using drugs, if you notice changes in your child’s behaviour and/or if your child has contact with drug users or dealers, then seek assistance from our private detective agency in Bremen: kontakt@kurtz-detektei-bremen.de.